Software Engineer - Perception (Fallback Stack) is open at Applied in Sunnyvale. The posting gives a salary of $150K - $250K. Posted on Jul 19, 2026, and still on Applied’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
As a Perception Software Engineer on the Autonomy team, you will build the perception system for L4 autonomous trucks operating at highway speeds. The stack combines state-of-the-art machine learning - multi-modal 3D detection, BEV representations, learned tracking - with rigorous classical perception: state estimation, multi-object tracking, and sensor fusion. You will own problems end-to-end, from model…
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